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OFFICIAL: Sensitive – Personal
(when completed)
You must apply for transfer of registration at a
service centre within 14 days of purchasing/
acquiring a vehicle.
(applications will not be accepted by mail)
If you do not have the current certificate of registration, you
will need to provide proof of entitlement to transfer the
registration, for example, an original receipt for the vehicle
which clearly shows:
Your name
If you can not provide any proof of entitlement to transfer the
registration your application may be refused.
For more information visit roads-waterways.transport.
nsw.gov.au
You should have the current certificate of registration for the
vehicle. Make sure it is signed on the back by the seller.
Proof of Identity (POI):
When you attend a service centre, you need to show proof
of identity (POI). You can use your current NSW driver
photo licence or one which expired within the last two years.
For a list of acceptable POI documents visit roads-
waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au or call Service NSW on
13 22 13.
Corporations are required to provide one of the following
when being established as a Transport for NSW customer
for the first time, or to change its name:
Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Company, with
Australian Registered Body Number (ARBN) for
companies incorporated overseas.
Government authorities or organisations incorporated under
legislation must provide on letterhead the name of the Act
under which they are incorporated when being established
as a Transport for NSW customer for the first time, or to
change its name.
Applying for transfer of registration
Heavy Vehicle over 4.5 tonnes GVM:
If you are transferring the registration of a heavy vehicle
over 4.5 tonnes GVM, you must also indicate the Nominated
Configuration Code at question 11.
The seller's name, address and signature
The registration number of the vehicle
The VIN or chassis number
The date that you bought the vehicle
How much you paid for it.
Certificate of Registration, with Australian Company
Number (ACN)
A current Extract of the Company, with ACN
Certificate of Registration on Change of Name with ACN
A printed extract from the Australian Securities
Investment Commission (ASIC) website with ACN
Certificate of Incorporation issued by the NSW Fair
Trading or an Association Summary from NSW Fair
Trading's online search facility.
The transfer fee is at least $34. If you do not apply to
transfer the registration within 14 days of purchasing/
acquiring the vehicle, a late application fee of at least $121
also applies.
Transfer and Stamp Duty charges:
Representative Authority
If you send someone else to the service centre to apply to
transfer the registration to your name, fill in the
Representative Authority section of this form. If the vehicle
is being registered in the name of a corporation, the
Representative Authority must be filled in. For a company,
the Director or an authorised delegate must complete and
sign the Representative Authority. In the case of
incorporated association, the public officer must sign. In all
cases, the authorised representative must provide proof of
their identity.
If you are not already recorded on the Transport for NSW
computer system, you must attend the service centre in
person and provide POI.
Page 4 of 4Catalogue No. 45070107, Form No. 1010 (09/2021)
Your POI documents must be originals and
must include your signature and your
residential address.
Courtesy name:
This field may be used to record an organisation name.
This name will be recorded on the Certificate of
Registration. The name recorded in this field is not the
registered operator of the vehicle.
If the vehicle is registered with a concession additional costs
also apply.
Please note:
Stamp duty is collected by Transport for NSW on behalf of
Revenue NSW when registration is issued to a different
person or corporation. Stamp duty is based on the market
value of the vehicle or the price you paid, whichever is
greater. Stamp duty is calculated at $3 per $100, or part of
the vehicle's value.
For passenger vehicles valued over $45,000 with seating for
up to 9 occupants, including: a sedan, station wagon,
coupe, convertible, four wheel drive vehicle with seats and
windows, two wheel drive panel van with seats and
windows, three wheel car, forward control passenger
vehicle, small bus, motor home, or snow vehicle the rate of
stamp duty is $1,350 plus $5 per $100, or part, of the
vehicle's value over $45,000.
You can use this method to calculate the amount of stamp
duty payable for your vehicle, or you can use the motor
vehicle registration duty calculator at revenue.nsw.gov.au
Costs shown are correct at the time of printing,
but can be subject to change without notice.
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Call on the National Relay Service: TTY users phone
133 677 then ask for 13 22 13. Speak and Listen users
phone 1300 555 727 then ask for 13 22 13.